Newsletter January 2026
UHPCLT and UHPCDA were thrilled to spread holiday cheer through our annual Turkey Hamper Initiative and our first-ever Toy Drive, in partnership with High Powered Customs. Thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers, donors, and community, we distributed 110 turkey dinners and toys for children and youth in Upper Hammonds Plains, ensuring everyone had a warm and festive holiday.
Annual Christmas Turkey Hamper Initiative and Mix and Mingle on December 13, 2025
Newsletter November 2025
This November, we’re sharing updates on our Turkey Hamper & Toy Drive, the latest from our Home Repair Program, upcoming events, staffing news, and a special feature celebrating Curtis Whiley’s recognition at Saint Mary’s University.
Land trust unites community, secures future for African Nova Scotians
Sixth-generation African Nova Scotian Curtis Whiley is helping to write a new chapter for the Upper Hammonds Plains Community. “It is a wild story.” Curtis Whiley has had a busy few years. From administering co-operative housing agreements and delivering home repair programs at the Government of Nova Scotia’s Department of Growth and Development, to creating […]
UHPCLT Community BBQ – CNCLT Summit Weekend – Sept 12, 2025 Photos
UHPCLT Groundbreak Ceremony Aug 30, 2025 Photos
UHP Newsletter September 2025
Land trust in N.S. secures $61.2M to build housing for Black Canadians
The federal government announced $61.2 million for the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust on Saturday. The funding will be used to build 136 co-op housing units in the historic African Nova Scotian community. All the units will be built at 195 Equestrian Lane with the first block of housing due to open next fall, […]
How Black-led community land trusts are connecting Black communities with lost land across Canada
With their collective ownership model, community land trusts have the opportunity to work with provincial and federal governments to provide affordable housing and community hubs to marginalized communities. At six weeks old, in 1995, Shekara Grant was the youngest attendee at the Weymouth Falls community’s biannual reunion. Thirty years later, Grant is the founder of […]
Reviving heritage and affordable housing: The UHPCLT community land trust project
To combat further erosion of the affordable housing stock, Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust UHPCLT, has set out to demonstrate how to create an affordable housing-focused, community-led community land trust. This CLT will serve the community and lead a transformative movement guided by community voices, values, and aspirations. The Nova Scotia Community Housing Growth Fund, as […]